Day: May 24, 2019

Differences resurface between Himachal Congress leaders

Only six UP Muslim candidates make it to Lok Sabha

8:21 pm May 24, 2019

Lucknow: Only six Muslim candidates have made it to the Lok Sabha from Uttar Pradesh, a state where the community forms nearly 20 per cent of the population. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, no Muslim was elected to the House from the state. However, RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan had won a parliamentary bypoll later. […]

Valsad Lok Sabha seat retains tag as ‘gateway’ to Delhi

7:55 pm May 24, 2019

Ahmedabad: Though it may just be a coincidence, the election result of the Valsad Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat has once again proved that whichever political party has managed to win this tribal-dominated constituency has ultimately formed its government at the Centre. This time too, the Valsad seat has emerged as a ‘politically auspicious’ and […]

Manipur woman innovator to make mask from lotus stem

Lotus fails to bloom once again in Kerala

2:26 pm May 24, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: The hopes of the BJP-led NDA to ride piggyback on the Sabarimala women entry issue came a cropper in Kerala, with the front failing to open its account once again in the state. The BJP and other right outfits had spearheaded intense protests against the implementation of the September 28 apex court verdict permitting […]

BJP garnered over 51 % votes in Karna LS polls

BJP crosses 300 mark, Congress bags 52 as counting nears end

2:20 pm May 24, 2019

New Delhi: Sealing its phenomenal electoral victory, the Narendra Modi-led BJP crossed the 300 mark and was leading in one seat as counting for votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats neared its end on Friday. The massive exercise began Thursday morning with early trends establishing the BJP’s conclusive lead, making it evident that Modi’s message, […]

One killed, two injured in Mizoram landslide

2:17 pm May 24, 2019

Aizawl: A girl was killed and her parents were injured when their house was swept away by a landslide, triggered by heavy rains, at a village in Kolasib district of Mizoram on Thursday night, police said. By the time the girl and her parents were pulled out from the debris at Saihapui K village, eight-year-old […]